Arizona is home to an abundance of critical and strategic minerals capable of meeting our nation’s manufacturing and national security needs. In fact, 74% of our nation’s copper output came from Arizona. If Arizona were a country, it would be the seventh largest producer of copper in the entire world!
The mining industry is an important contributor to our state’s economy, providing a total economic impact of approximately $15.4 billion in 2020. 47,657 jobs are directly and indirectly related to mining in Arizona. The benefits of mining are diffuse throughout the state as mining continues to be a leading industry in several rural counties.
Download the 2020 Fact Sheet on the Economic Impact of Arizona’s Mining Industry for more data and information.
For more on the annual economic impact study prepared for the Arizona Mining Association by the L. William Seidman Research Institute at the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, click on the link below.
Previous editions of the annual economic impact study:
Geoscience and Arizona is the newest factsheet and includes information on the role geoscience plays in powering Arizona’s economy.
Items such as cell phones, laptops, cars, buildings, lifesaving medical devices and equipment used in national defense systems – all come from minerals.
